Woman pushed to her death at New York Times Square station

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Posted January 15, 2022 8:22 pm.

Last Updated January 15, 2022 8:25 pm.

Police say a woman has been pushed to her death in front of a subway train by a homeless man at New York’s Times Square station.

Authorities say 61-year-old Simon Martial fled, but later turned himself in and has been charged with murder.

They say the 40-year-old victim lived in the city and was waiting for a southbound R train Saturday morning when she was shoved.

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A second woman told police the man had approached her minutes earlier and she feared he would push her onto the tracks.

The killing came little more than a week after the mayor and governor announced plans to boost subway policing and outreach to homeless people.

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